Can a Cop make you Pop.... Options

[Bricy]

Alabama is really lenient with automobile laws. The only thing they look for here is excessive tint and even then they barely ever pull over and check they usually just give warnings. I did hear on the news the other day our new mayor is going to make the people with "22 wheels have to get a CDL license cause it's tearing up the roads. Yep a lot of rednecks with monster trucks around here, that and Monte Carlo's and what not with gigantic wheels. Other than that you are free to do whatever you want to your car.

[Punch]

well i live in south fla now i got about 3 modified exaust ticket each time the cop said it was loud but when i went to court the judge dismissed them each time..... i lived in nyc the only problem wit mods up there is to pass emmisions.... thats why i build the car down here then send it to nyc if u look most of the modded cars in the city has out of state plates.... good old fla no emmision....


the cops down here give u a hard time when u dont know your way around the law....
I wound not let them search my car but thats just me......

[Random_Stranger]

well i live in south fla now i got about 3 modified exaust ticket each time the cop said it was loud but when i went to court the judge dismissed them each time..... i lived in nyc the only problem wit mods up there is to pass emmisions.... thats why i build the car down here then send it to nyc if u look most of the modded cars in the city has out of state plates.... good old fla no emmision....


the cops down here give u a hard time when u dont know your way around the law....
I wound not let them search my car but thats just me......

So if I register my car in another state, that is one way around driving a modified vehicle in California? Assuming I do not do illegal street activity? Because I think racing on the street is stupid.

Cops always ask people in videos "Why do you need a fast car if you are not speeding?" My answer? "Why does a person buy a corvette, or any sports car for that matter?" The answer is simple. We are enthusiasts who want that luxury.


But due to the dangers by those who do not care of other peoples safety on the streets, I can see why they crack down hard. It just sucks that now, there are more cops looking to look better and will take whatever they can get.

I am happy they catch crooks who have stolen cars, engines, etc... But I wish there was a way to make a deal with them, to purchase a certain sticker that ways "We are in agreement that if caught street racing (which the sticker is a way to say we love cars, but against the racing on the streets), we will pay double the fines" and pay more during tags just like other vehicles that put out more smog..... I dunno


This is driving me nuts. I am going to end up leaving California over this unless I find a way around it.

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Jul 22, 2008 - 9:32 PM

[elvasoshexai]

all i kno is over here, cops can ask u and you can say no. but by saying no, it just kinda means ur hiding sumthin.
normally cops aren't trained to spot illegal mods.. so if u refuse, they can just call the ministry of transportation to get some1 out there 2 check it. and that guy usually knows what 2 look for and then u'd pretty much hv 2 pop ur hood

[Photoguy1313]

I'm from FL...and well i have have pulled over for nosie from my exaust...i went to court and laughed cause i explained that its stock...and they let me go...but even at the little car meets when the cops come they never ask to see whats under anyones hood....but i get pulled over in my 77' vette all the time the and the cops alway ask to see whats under the hood....but thats just cause they wana see what they heard 2 blocks away...lol...

[airfron]

i live in california and have had my car searched and the hood popped twice for probable cause, once for no front plate and another time for pulling out of a parking garage and apparently having the loudest exhaust in la county. you can be sent to a smog ref if you have modified your exhaust or intake in anyway here in califonia and it actually happens frequently

[aflacattack]

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[D-Man]

^ Thank you for making me read that Novel! ^

Good thing that you filed that report. Did anything happen to that guy? or he probably got Wrote-up, yeah? B/c he didn't try to search you again

... But I wish there was a way to make a deal with them, to purchase a certain sticker that ways "We are in agreement that if caught street racing (which the sticker is a way to say we love cars, but against the racing on the streets), we will pay double the fines" and pay more during tags just like other vehicles that put out more smog..... I dunno

Get a license plate holder that says "Attack on the Track, Don't beat on the Street" or something catchy like that.

[Valo666]

all i kno is over here, cops can ask u and you can say no. but by saying no, it just kinda means ur hiding sumthin.
normally cops aren't trained to spot illegal mods.. so if u refuse, they can just call the ministry of transportation to get some1 out there 2 check it. and that guy usually knows what 2 look for and then u'd pretty much hv 2 pop ur hood

The amount of time an officer will actually call the MTO is pretty few and far between. Usually most cops will pull you over on suspision of illegal mods...like nitrous, or improper exhaust. But unless they have a reason to belive you have these mods, they wont check. But depending on the law in your area, they cant legaly check under your hood unless they ask you 2 and you give consent. At the same time though, in ontario, if they call in the ministry of transportation officer, they have the legal right to do a full inspection on the spot and depending on how bad the car is/if there are any illegal mods can take the plates off the car right away.

So no a cop cant, but in ontario, an MTO officer can and will.

[Renegade]

LOL i just get pulled over for crazy speeding and by that point they want to impound the car not just look under the hood lol

[Random_Stranger]

That was a very interesting story from Aflacattack. I might consider Oregon then. So far Oregon, Nevada, or Texas. I am not so sure about the east coast though. Would some of you members from these 3 states mind if I add up as a friend to ask more questions so I do not get the finger waved at me for post whoring in my own thread?

[D-Man]

PM me all you want. I'll be here till' 5pm.

[GriffGirl]

but on a note semi relevant to this thread. DUDE, move to Oregon! No emissions to worry about and i've only been asked to pop my hood once and it was by a cop that wanted to see how i did my intake. had nothing to do with getting pulled over.

You must live somewhere way rural and outside of emissions, because we do have emissions here. And the zoning to require emissions is increasing all the time - I used to live way in BFE outside of Estacada, and at the time there was no emissions requirement but it's changed since then and there is now. I think the only exemption is farm vehicles any more.

Renegade: keep posts like that and you'll get banned faster than you get pulled over. Just a friendly heads up. Welcome to the site.

Back OT: I DID get pulled over in Northern Cali last week for my HIDs. The officer used the words "painfully bright" repeatedly, and then told us to drive safely and have my lights' adjustment checked when we got back to Portland.

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Jul 23, 2008 - 12:51 PM

[chucho]

only time i've been pulled over in the celica is when my brake lights were out.

I get followed a lot but only pulled over once and I'm glad they let me know I had the problem 'cause I wasnt aware of it.

[aflacattack]

but on a note semi relevant to this thread. DUDE, move to Oregon! No emissions to worry about and i've only been asked to pop my hood once and it was by a cop that wanted to see how i did my intake. had nothing to do with getting pulled over.

You must live somewhere way rural and outside of emissions, because we do have emissions here. And the zoning to require emissions is increasing all the time - I used to live way in BFE outside of Estacada, and at the time there was no emissions requirement but it's changed since then and there is now. I think the only exemption is farm vehicles any more.

I live just outside Eugene.... never had or heard of emissions testing here. My brother lives in Ptown and drives a 95(or 96) camaro with a 3in catback exhaust and has never had to go in for emissions or anything. And i dont think that thing is sound or emissions legal at all LOL! so what is the law on this emissions stuff?

This post has been edited by aflacattack: Jul 23, 2008 - 6:26 PM

[massbrandon]

From what I've read, been told by Officers, and learned in school, a Police Officer can ask you to pop your hood if he has PROBABLE CAUSE. So, with that being said, if you are driving around like a maniac and get stopped, you may be asked to pop your hood.